Chords for Michael Smith - The Dutchman - Howmet Playhouse
Tempo:
99.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Dm
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] And [G] you're welcome to sing it also in the chorus.
[C] [C]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [Em]
[A] [F] [G]
[C] The Dutchman's not the kind of man to keep his thumb jammed in the dam that [Dm] holds his dreams.
[G] That's a secret [C] only Margaret knows.
[G] [C]
[G] When Amsterdam is golden in the morning, Margaret [C] brings him breakfast, [Dm] she believes.
[G] He thinks the tulips bloom [C] beneath the snow.
[D] He's [Dm] mad as he can [G] be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes.
Sometimes [F] she sees her [G] unborn children in his [G] eyes.
Let us [D] go [G] to the banks of [C] the ocean, [D] where the [Dm] walls [G] rise above the [G] Zijderzee.
[D] Long [Dm] ago, [G] I used to be a [Em] young man, [E] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G]
remembers that [C] day.
[G]
[C] [C]
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes, his cap and coat, patched with love that [Dm] Margaret sewed again.
[G] Sometimes he thinks he's still in [C] Rotterdam.
[G]
[C] He watches tugboats down canals, calls out to them when he thinks he [Dm] knows it can't.
[G] Till Margaret comes to take him [C] home [G] again, through [Dm] unforgiving streets [G] that trip him
though [C] she holds his arm.
[D] Sometimes he [Dm] thinks [G] he's alone and he calls [C] her name.
Let us [F] go to the banks of [Em] the ocean, [Am] where [Em] the walls [G] rise above the [C] Zijderzee.
[Am] Long [F] ago, I [G] used to be a young [Em] man, and dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
[C] [C]
[G]
[C] In Mel's world of winter, and she whines as Muffler, Tyler, [Dm] they sing.
Some [Dm] tea
[G] with whiskey keeps [C] away the dew.
[G]
[C] He sees her for a moment, [G] calls her name.
She makes [C] the bed of humming some old love song.
[Dm]
[G] She learned it when the tune was very new.
He hums a [Dm] line of blue, [G] they hum [Em] together in the night.
The [Dm] Dutchman falls asleep [G] and Margaret blows the [C] candle out.
Let [F] us go to [Gm] the banks of the [Em]
ocean, [Am] where [E] the walls rise [G] above the [C] Zijderzee.
[D] Long [Dm] ago, I used to be [Em] a young man,
[G] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
Let us [Dm] go to [G] the banks [Dm] of the [Em] ocean.
[Am]
[F] [G] [Em]
[Am] [G] [Dm] I can't breathe, [Em] [Am] [G] I'm breaking.
[C] [N]
[C] [C]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [Em]
[A] [F] [G]
[C] The Dutchman's not the kind of man to keep his thumb jammed in the dam that [Dm] holds his dreams.
[G] That's a secret [C] only Margaret knows.
[G] [C]
[G] When Amsterdam is golden in the morning, Margaret [C] brings him breakfast, [Dm] she believes.
[G] He thinks the tulips bloom [C] beneath the snow.
[D] He's [Dm] mad as he can [G] be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes.
Sometimes [F] she sees her [G] unborn children in his [G] eyes.
Let us [D] go [G] to the banks of [C] the ocean, [D] where the [Dm] walls [G] rise above the [G] Zijderzee.
[D] Long [Dm] ago, [G] I used to be a [Em] young man, [E] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G]
remembers that [C] day.
[G]
[C] [C]
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes, his cap and coat, patched with love that [Dm] Margaret sewed again.
[G] Sometimes he thinks he's still in [C] Rotterdam.
[G]
[C] He watches tugboats down canals, calls out to them when he thinks he [Dm] knows it can't.
[G] Till Margaret comes to take him [C] home [G] again, through [Dm] unforgiving streets [G] that trip him
though [C] she holds his arm.
[D] Sometimes he [Dm] thinks [G] he's alone and he calls [C] her name.
Let us [F] go to the banks of [Em] the ocean, [Am] where [Em] the walls [G] rise above the [C] Zijderzee.
[Am] Long [F] ago, I [G] used to be a young [Em] man, and dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
[C] [C]
[G]
[C] In Mel's world of winter, and she whines as Muffler, Tyler, [Dm] they sing.
Some [Dm] tea
[G] with whiskey keeps [C] away the dew.
[G]
[C] He sees her for a moment, [G] calls her name.
She makes [C] the bed of humming some old love song.
[Dm]
[G] She learned it when the tune was very new.
He hums a [Dm] line of blue, [G] they hum [Em] together in the night.
The [Dm] Dutchman falls asleep [G] and Margaret blows the [C] candle out.
Let [F] us go to [Gm] the banks of the [Em]
ocean, [Am] where [E] the walls rise [G] above the [C] Zijderzee.
[D] Long [Dm] ago, I used to be [Em] a young man,
[G] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
Let us [Dm] go to [G] the banks [Dm] of the [Em] ocean.
[Am]
[F] [G] [Em]
[Am] [G] [Dm] I can't breathe, [Em] [Am] [G] I'm breaking.
[C] [N]
Key:
G
C
Dm
Em
F
G
C
Dm
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ And [G] you're welcome to sing it also in the chorus. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ The Dutchman's not the kind of man to keep his thumb jammed in the dam that [Dm] holds his dreams. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ That's a secret [C] only Margaret knows.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] When Amsterdam is golden in the morning, Margaret [C] brings him breakfast, [Dm] she believes. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ He thinks the tulips bloom [C] beneath the snow.
[D] _ He's [Dm] mad as he can [G] be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes.
Sometimes [F] she sees her [G] unborn children in his [G] eyes.
_ _ Let us [D] go [G] to the banks of [C] the ocean, [D] _ _ where the [Dm] walls [G] rise above the [G] Zijderzee. _
[D] Long [Dm] ago, [G] I used to be a [Em] young man, [E] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G]
remembers that [C] day. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes, his cap and coat, patched with love that [Dm] Margaret sewed again. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Sometimes he thinks he's still in [C] Rotterdam.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] He watches tugboats down canals, calls out to them when he thinks he [Dm] knows it can't. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Till Margaret comes to take him [C] home [G] again, through [Dm] unforgiving streets [G] that trip him
though [C] she holds his arm.
[D] _ Sometimes he [Dm] thinks [G] he's alone and he calls [C] her name. _
_ Let us [F] go to the banks of [Em] the ocean, _ [Am] where [Em] the walls [G] rise above the [C] Zijderzee.
_ _ [Am] Long [F] ago, I [G] used to be a young _ [Em] man, and dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
[C] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ In Mel's world of winter, and she whines as Muffler, Tyler, [Dm] they sing.
Some _ [Dm] _ tea _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ with whiskey keeps [C] away the dew.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] He sees her for a moment, [G] calls her name.
She makes [C] the bed of humming some old love song.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ She learned it when the tune was very new.
He hums a [Dm] line of blue, [G] they hum [Em] together in the night.
_ The [Dm] Dutchman falls asleep [G] and Margaret blows the [C] candle out. _
Let [F] us go to [Gm] the banks of the [Em]
ocean, _ [Am] where [E] the walls rise [G] above the _ [C] Zijderzee.
[D] _ Long [Dm] ago, I used to be [Em] a young man, _
[G] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
_ Let us [Dm] go to [G] the banks [Dm] of the [Em] ocean.
_ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ I can't breathe, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ I'm breaking.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ The Dutchman's not the kind of man to keep his thumb jammed in the dam that [Dm] holds his dreams. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ That's a secret [C] only Margaret knows.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] When Amsterdam is golden in the morning, Margaret [C] brings him breakfast, [Dm] she believes. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ He thinks the tulips bloom [C] beneath the snow.
[D] _ He's [Dm] mad as he can [G] be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes.
Sometimes [F] she sees her [G] unborn children in his [G] eyes.
_ _ Let us [D] go [G] to the banks of [C] the ocean, [D] _ _ where the [Dm] walls [G] rise above the [G] Zijderzee. _
[D] Long [Dm] ago, [G] I used to be a [Em] young man, [E] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G]
remembers that [C] day. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes, his cap and coat, patched with love that [Dm] Margaret sewed again. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Sometimes he thinks he's still in [C] Rotterdam.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] He watches tugboats down canals, calls out to them when he thinks he [Dm] knows it can't. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Till Margaret comes to take him [C] home [G] again, through [Dm] unforgiving streets [G] that trip him
though [C] she holds his arm.
[D] _ Sometimes he [Dm] thinks [G] he's alone and he calls [C] her name. _
_ Let us [F] go to the banks of [Em] the ocean, _ [Am] where [Em] the walls [G] rise above the [C] Zijderzee.
_ _ [Am] Long [F] ago, I [G] used to be a young _ [Em] man, and dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
[C] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ In Mel's world of winter, and she whines as Muffler, Tyler, [Dm] they sing.
Some _ [Dm] _ tea _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ with whiskey keeps [C] away the dew.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] He sees her for a moment, [G] calls her name.
She makes [C] the bed of humming some old love song.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ She learned it when the tune was very new.
He hums a [Dm] line of blue, [G] they hum [Em] together in the night.
_ The [Dm] Dutchman falls asleep [G] and Margaret blows the [C] candle out. _
Let [F] us go to [Gm] the banks of the [Em]
ocean, _ [Am] where [E] the walls rise [G] above the _ [C] Zijderzee.
[D] _ Long [Dm] ago, I used to be [Em] a young man, _
[G] and [Dm] dear Margaret [G] remembers that poem.
_ Let us [Dm] go to [G] the banks [Dm] of the [Em] ocean.
_ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ I can't breathe, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ I'm breaking.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _